Unlike what is typically understood by the word “transplant,” hair transplants do not involve donations from another person.

Hair transplant involves taking the skin from part of the scalp where hair is still growing and transplanting it to areas of baldness.

Police said over 9,000 hairs had been transplanted onto his head, reported some media. The recommended limit is 3,000 per operation. According to other reports, however, it is not clear whether the clinic carried out the number he requested.

The dermatologist at the clinic where Choudary had the graft told the police he had carried out the procedure for 12 hours straight, according to the Times of India.

According to the paper, the dermatologist told police he had only carried out 3,700 of the 9,000 grafts that the patient had requested.

He was given painkillers after his neck began to hurt.

Dr. Anil Garg, of the Association of Hair Restoration Surgeons, told the Times of India that it may not have been a reaction to the transplant itself that caused his death. “Other painkillers or drugs can trigger such a severe reaction. Sometimes painkillers taken on an empty stomach too can cause this.”

Photographs showing the stages of a hair transplant are displayed on a wall at the luxury Esteworld Clinic on Feb. 15, 2017 in Istanbul, Turkey. (Chris McGrath/Getty Images)

The hair transplant procedure involves injecting the transplant with a saline solution, which can later accumulate in the patient’s face if they sleep on their front during recovery.

Choudhary paid 500,000 rupees ($7,200) for the hair transplant.

Chaudhary’s nephew Trilok Kumar told the Times of India, “My uncle had taken the driver along and no one from the family was present as he underwent such a long surgery.”

The family will decide about any possible legal action after they have come to terms with Choudhary’s death, said Trilok.

The case had been registered as an accidental death and an inquiry has been initiated, according to reports.

Types of Hair Transplant

There are two main types of hair transplant.

FUE hair transplant involves harvesting individual hair follicles from where hair is still growing—usually the back and sides of the scalp—with a special cutting tool. Those follicles are then inserted into tiny cuts in the bald areas.

The other method, FUT, involves cutting strips of skin, complete with hair, which are then further divided into groups or single follicles, which are then inserted in the same way as FUE.

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